diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/ImageTransformState.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/ImageTransformState.java
index 76025ab7aa7d0..0446165be5fcb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/ImageTransformState.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/ImageTransformState.java
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ public class ImageTransformState extends TransformState {
             return true;
         }
         if (otherState instanceof ImageTransformState) {
-            return mIcon != null && mIcon.sameAs(((ImageTransformState) otherState).getIcon());
+            final Icon otherIcon = ((ImageTransformState) otherState).mIcon;
+            return mIcon == otherIcon || (mIcon != null && otherIcon != null && mIcon.sameAs(
+                    otherIcon));
         }
         return false;
     }